OFFICIAL GAZETTE of the
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
October 27, 1998 Volume 1215 Number 4
CONTENTS Page
Patent and Trademark Office Notices
Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information
Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable
Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay
Maintenance Fee
Errata
Patents Reinstated Due to the Acceptance of a
Late Maintenance Fee From 08/21/98
Reissue Applications Filed
Requests for Reexamination Filed
Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations
Due To Failure to Renew
Notice Regarding Technical Center
Box Issue Fee Mailings
37 CFR 1.47 Notice by Publication
Changes to Implement the Patent Business Goals
Service by Publication
Establishment of Box REISSUE
Elimination of Box 7
Partial Payment of Patent Fees During Period of
October 1, 1998 through no later than October 9, 1998
Pursuant to Continuing Resolution
Status of Certification Services
Adverse Decisions in Interference
Certificates of Correction
Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences Receipts and Dispositions
by Areas - Ex Parte Appeals
Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Special Boxes for Mail
Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in
Patent Depository Libraries
Patent Examining Corps
Condition of Trademark Applications
Reexaminations
Reissue Patents Granted (35,933)
Plant Patents Granted (10,660)
Patents Granted October 27, 1998 - Errata
Patents Granted
General and Mechanical (5,826,271)
Chemical (5,827,329)
Electrical (5,827,941)
Design Patents Granted October 27, 1998 - Errata
Design Patents Granted (399,985)
Index of Patentees
Indices of Reissue, Reexaminations, Design and Plant Patents
Classification of
Patents (Including Reissues and Reexaminations)
Designs and Plants Applications
Geographical Index of Residence of Inventors
Patents (Including Reissues and Reexaminations)
Designs and Plant Applications
Change of Address Form
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